Editor’s Note
Heritage Auctions’ upcoming Spring Fine Jewelry Signature Auction on May 5 in Dallas features over 500 lots, including nature-inspired jewels and notable designer pieces. Leading the sale is a 14.14-carat fancy intense yellow diamond ring, estimated at $300,000–$400,000.
Heritage Auctions will hold its Spring Fine Jewelry Signature Auction on May 5 in Dallas. The 505-lot sale includes a wide selection of colored gemstones, jewels incorporating nature themes, and designs from notable makers.
Leading the auction, with an estimate between $300,000 and $400,000, is a 14.14 ct. fancy intense yellow diamond (pictured at top), set in an 18k gold ring and accented by 2.1 cts. t.w. trillion-cut diamonds. Another top lot also features a large yellow diamond, weighing 11.67 ct. It is set in a platinum and 14k gold ring, flanked by calf’s head–cut diamonds of 2 cts. t.w., and estimated at $200,000–$300,000.
Other colored gemstones on the block include a 13.22 ct. Ceylon sapphire, a 5.04 ct. cushion-shape Burma ruby, and several Colombian emeralds, among them a 3.65 ct. pear-shape in a Cartier ring with diamonds. One unique ring features an 8.42 ct. emerald with small diamond-set bees on its sides.
That ring and numerous other pieces in the sale draw inspiration from nature, a nod to the spring season. Among the floral and animal jewels on offer are a pair of pansy earrings by JAR and a limited-edition Rabbit Waiter brooch by Scott West for Raymond Yard, which incorporates Argyle pink diamonds.
Significant colorless diamonds are also part of the auction, notably an 8.1 ct. emerald-cut in a ring by Tiffany & Co. and an oval 10.16-carat diamond, estimated at $80,000 to $100,000. Heritage is also presenting watches and hardware-inspired jewelry from Tiffany & Co.’s HardWear collection and Cartier’s Juste un Clou line in the sale.
